Shortline Updates January 2021

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center with WAMX 4124 and WAMX 4209, approx 30 cars - 5:27pm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DajHgiyGJvs


Back south at 7:06pm with just the two locos and two cars.
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Nice video Z. Thank you for posting.

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JAIL went north today with 2 steel coil cars and one boxcar around 10:00.

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Z62711 from last night ran southbound with 2019 leading and Northbound with 2170 leading

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Talk wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:06 am
Z62711 from last night ran southbound with 2019 leading and Northbound with 2170 leading
Long train? The ash cars are starting to flow again with the clog on the Plymouth sub coming to an end.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:16 am
Talk wrote:
Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:06 am
Z62711 from last night ran southbound with 2019 leading and Northbound with 2170 leading
Long train? The ash cars are starting to flow again with the clog on the Plymouth sub coming to an end.
It was average-sized, I'll keep an eye out

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 2:55pm, bit earlier than normal. WAMX 4124 and WAMX 4209 leading I think 12 cars. A covered hopper, 10 tank cars, and a empty hopper on the rear.

Job 303 was south through Byron Center at 4:55pm, WAMX 4209 and WAMX 4124 and about 40 cars. Good string of about 20 boxcars on the headend. Wifey said there was a lot of graffiti on those :) Thx for the headsup Robert.
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Z62712 os Grand Haven 2170 leading with an amazing Leslie haha. 2019 trailing 23:37

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GRE had a long day last night, didn't get back to Fuller until around 8 pm and left a string of hoppers on the main and siding in Ada.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 5:11pm. WAMX 4206 and WAMX 4124 elephant style with about 25 cars. 4209 was swapped out for 4206 it appears.
Back south with two locos at 7:12pm, only about 7 cars with them. Almost looked like the front loco was not running long hood forward, so maybe they grabbed a different loco or wyed it downtown. Couldn't see the loco numbers, but my son did try running to pace it through the backyard.
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GRE just blew through Kulross Rd in Ada...must be the Muskegon crew out playing around at this hour?

01:04 ET: they’re working the pass here in Ada. Horn heard a bit ago suggests they did go into Amway. Cut of Wheaties in the hole. Not really sure what their plans are.
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The GRE/MMRR/MS schedule is all screwed up due to some of their employees being off work with Covid.
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SD80MAC wrote:
Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:25 am
The GRE/MMRR/MS schedule is all screwed up due to some of their employees being off work with Covid.
Any idea if they will return to the usual schedule in the near future? Interested to know what the future may hold

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Well, I'm sure they'll return when their employees return.

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Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:45pm(early)... WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124 both facing north. 2 boxcars and 5 covered hoppers.
Wasn't at home, but sounded like GDLK was southbound through Byron Center around 4:30pm.
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JAIL went north today with one loco. Came back south with four box cars and 2 steel coil cars from CSX.

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~Z~ wrote:
Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:47 pm
Grand Elk north through Byron Center at 1:45pm(early)... WAMX 4125, WAMX 4124 both facing north. 2 boxcars and 5 covered hoppers.
Wasn't at home, but sounded like GDLK was southbound through Byron Center around 4:30pm.
Currently southbound approaching Shelbyville with 4124, 4215 and 4017 all running backwards with about a dozen cars.
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About 15 hoppers in Lowell and 2 on the siding SO Lowell.

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Z627-14(15) os Grand Haven MMRR 2170 leading Southbound

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SB Marquette Rail freight crossing the Manistee River in Manistee. No clue as to the power
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